Paul Mabior Garang was honoured at the 2011 Queensland Multicultural Awards where he received the Multicultural Encouragement Award from Minister for Multicultural Affairs Annastacia Palaszczuk. Photo Contributed.

Paul's community work honoured

TOOWOOMBA'S Paul Mabior Garang was recognised for his dedicated community work when he received the Minister's Multicultural Encouragement Award in Brisbane on Thursday night.

Mr Garang is project manager of the Awulian Community Development Association which has been instrumental in developing cultural understanding between the local Sudanese population and the wider community.

"The aim is to support our community members so they can integrate into the wider community," Mr Garang said.

"It is also working with youths to let them (foster) positive connections with people around them .".".."

He was also one of ten Sudanese refugees who penned their tales of hardships faced during civil war for the book Walking to Freedom.

Mr Garang published the book to help the wider community understand the background of Sudanese refugees who are now living in Queensland.